by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, The World, Witness
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1952) pioneered American missionary work to the Muslim world. I knew his daughter Bessie who married Claude Pickens and were retired in Annisquam, Massachusetts after being missionaries in China. I also knew J. Christy Wilson who came to teach...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 17, 2015 | Jesus, Morality, Politics, The World
I am challenged by the virtue of compassion. My God is a God of compassion. Salvation is the gift of a compassionate God. Jesus taught us to be compassionate. St. Paul urges us to be clothed with compassion (Colossians 3:12). But I question whom to feel sorry for, why...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 3, 2015 | Faith, Morality
Antoinette gave me a copy of HAVEL: A LIFE by Michael Zantovsky for Christmas. I read it during the holidays. Vaclev Havel was the Czech playwright who was one of the leaders of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew the Communist government, and went on to be the first...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2014 | Inspiration, Politics, The World
Some people have requested my reading list for 2014. I don’t recommend all of them but the variety keeps my mind and heart and soul alive. “When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2014 | Inspiration, Jesus
“The time came for the baby to be born, and Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger” (Luke 2:6,7). “The angel said to the shepherds, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy…. A Savior has be born to...
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